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East Dorset road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2012, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2011 (193), and casualties rose from 290.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,512 collisions in East Dorset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2012
209
Up 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
297
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2012

0.5% of collisions in East Dorset in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4421%
  • Slight16478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24884%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 209, up 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025160209
2024150195
2023163220
2022182240
2021150199
2020147207
2019144208
2018139197
2017188268
2016185291
2015189272
2014214308
2013194298
2012209297
2011193290
2010219328
2009223317
2008263391
2007254368
2006289413
2005298421
2004305454
2003325468
2002348487
2001364554
2000330477
1999331464
1998359529
1997356498
1996316472
1995312493
1994301455
1993289426
1992297444
1991272410
1990351532
1989323472
1988374552
1987341498
1986327471
1985340484
1984361522
1983278394
1982298424
1981276416
1980262332
1979323467

When and where crashes happen in East Dorset in 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday17 (8.1%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (8.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.7%)
  • February16 (7.7%)
  • March14 (6.7%)
  • April13 (6.2%)
  • May14 (6.7%)
  • June17 (8.1%)
  • July10 (4.8%)
  • August29 (14%)
  • September16 (7.7%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December16 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (66%)
  • Wet or damp66 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph86 (41%)
  • 40 mph54 (26%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (24%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (78%)
  • Roundabout24 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (15%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (70%)
  • Passenger67 (23%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (72%)
  • Motorcycle43 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2012

Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 1LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2012, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2012

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2012: 42, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA314265112
2ndA348172502
3rdB3073162003
4thB3078162007
5thB3072152302
6thB3081111703
7thA33861001
8thB30825600
9thA3474400
10thA3503300
11thA3543300
12thB30742200

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2012

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2012: 23.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2012

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2012: 103.

Dorset and its former districts in 2012

Dorset recorded 843 collisions in 2012, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years